Santa Cruz Archive
Dozens of signature gathering volunteers held a launch event for the "California Right to Know Genetically Engineered Food Act" at the Live Oak Grange.
Wells Fargo locked their doors and instructed their private security guards to inform customers that the bank was closed.
At about 7 a.m., approximately 100 police from across Santa Cruz County outfitted in riot gear raided the Occupy Santa Cruz encampment in San Lorenzo Park.
Sheriff’s officers conducted a predawn raid to dismantle the geodesic dome and other Occupy Santa Cruz structures on the steps of the county courthouse.
This space has been occupied to meet urgent, concrete needs that can’t wait for election time to be met: food, shelter, bathrooms, safety from abuse, and many more.
Santa Cruz Police arrested a demonstrator on Water Street, while other activists were beginning the occupation of a vacant bank at 75 River Street.
Over a hundred activists in Santa Cruz demonstrated in front of a Chase bank, before marching to and occupying a vacant bank building at 75 River Street.
A march from campus to downtown to speak out not against budget cuts in education, and to highlight the issues of educational justice and wealth disparity.